Rat Rod Roof Chop

The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly.

Rat rod roof chop. It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. Own a one of a kind chop top bug. 1931 ford coupe. Sun apr 26 2009 11 31 am post subject.

Any fool can do this. With luck this post will more than make up for it. This is a chop we did last night. It takes a month to finish weld the chop.

The front a pillar where the drivers door lower hinge bolts will need to be replaced sometime in the future and i have the small patch panel for that goes with the car. Roof rack and surf board included. Rat rod coupe chopped 4 chaneled sitting on a original boxed frame with 327 4 speed and 9 in rear. Again the bends in these strips.

Read this before you chop. The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self. Sep 18 2019 explore jeremy hall s board roof chop on pinterest.

I took a lot of pictures of recent progress as in my opinion chopping a. 1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop. Chop top rat rod i currently have a 1966 beetle and i want to do a chop top with a 8 inch window or so. It takes one weekend to chop the top and tack weld it back on.

Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update. There s a few tips in here for making chops easier. The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off. Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish.

Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right. It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew. Hauler current project 28 xcab pickup is on a 34 frame with 39 axles hemi 727 torque flight 8 inch chop and shortened bed. Remember this is a rat rod and will never be able to return to a original style bug.

This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up. Finally it can take up to a year to finish the bodywork on a bad roof chop. See more ideas about rat rods truck rat rod pickup ford pickup.